Lance Muzslay
Created Jul 03, 2022Generate New Item Import Files For Lightspeed
Click the "Next" button below to see the process.
In order to use this tool a matrix has to exist and you will end up attaching the new items to an existing matrix.
If you don't already have a matrix in which to attach the new items, create an empty matrix in Lightspeed.
Make sure you select the correct Matrix Type / Attributes.
You do not need to fill in any attributes such as colors, sizes, colors since that will be done during the import process.

Fill out the form for the existing matrix, style number, color code(s) and any width(s) you want to *exclude*.
It's usually easier and less error prone to enter the matrix ID number instead of the description. You can find the matrix ID number by looking for the id=# in the browser address bar when viewing the matrix in Lightspeed. For example:
https://us.merchantos.com/?name=item_group.views.item_group&form_name=view&id=123&tab=setup
For styles with a large amount of colors (ie, Brooks Ghost) you may not want to create all the colors in the matrix because that creates a lot of clutter with items that you'll never carry. It's a good practice to specify only the colors which you reasonably think you'll carry or take special orders for.
